Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 603 Half an hour, as long as you hold on for half an hour (Part 2)

"Shh-"

With a wave of his sleeve, all the poisonous fire dissipated.

In an instant, a glint of cold light appeared first!
"Om-"

With a single sword strike, their formation was shattered.

This sudden turn of events caused Huo Yuhao's expression to change abruptly!
"So powerful!" Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat. His mental detection was already fully activated, clearly relaying every change on the battlefield to the other ten people. In his perception, this sword strike was extremely simple, yet it was incredibly powerful.

"Invincible shield!"

"Sixth Soul Skill - Coiling Dragon Spinning Shield!"

Gu Tianchen let out a low roar, and as his bones crackled and popped, his 100,000-year-old torso bone soul skill was activated. Immediately afterward, a golden light shone from his chest and poured into a gigantic bone dragon that seemed to have sprung from nothingness. The dark gray bones shimmered with a golden luster, swirling once before transforming into a massive bone shield that protected the others behind it.

However, this is not the end.

"Angels descend, holy light protects!" Ye Guyi's six wings unfolded, and holy light shone down, forming beams of light that reinforced the bone shield and everyone else, further enhancing their defense.

"clang--"

With a casual flick of his wrist, he slammed his sword into the bone shield.

But the sword energy dissipated, and before he could swing his sword down again...

"stop--"

Suddenly, a voice came from Huo Yuhao's side.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Junting raised an eyebrow.

However, he still restrained his sword intent and sheathed the Seven Kill Sword.

"What? You're giving up after just starting?"

"You feel you can't win, so you're planning to give up?"

"It's not that we won't fight, nor is it that we're admitting defeat."

Seeing the slightly dangerous smile on Chen Junting's lips, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile bitterly. They had only been fighting for less than a minute, and they could clearly sense that they definitely couldn't last even half an hour.

To be precise, it took less than half an hour.

Hearing his words, Chen Junting became somewhat curious. As he sheathed his sword, he performed a sword flourish, holding the Seven Kill Sword behind his back, wanting to hear Huo Yuhao's plans. "What do you want?"

"Brother Junting, is Senior Sea God Douluo as powerful as you?" In Huo Yuhao's eyes, Chen Junting, who was currently present and perhaps the only one who had fought against Sea God Douluo, probably knew the strength of that Sea God High Priest the most.

Thus, this belated question came about.

Chen Junting did not hesitate to do so.

"No."

Before Huo Yuhao could feel happy, he heard Chen Junting say the second half of his sentence: "If we were to fight purely based on martial spirits, then the chances of me and that high priest would be 40/60. But if he takes advantage of his home field, it would be 30/70."

"So, in any case, a direct attack won't work?!"

A slightly impatient female voice rang out, and Chen Junting knew without even looking who it was. He turned his head slightly, gave Wu Feng a disdainful look that roughly conveyed the meaning of "You're pretty brave" and "Who do you think you are?", and then said nothing more.

"We still need to outsmart them."

At this moment, Bei Bei spoke up, expressing Huo Yuhao's thoughts, which coincided with the thoughts of most people.

Seeing them fall silent, Chen Junting brandished his sword at an angle.

"Have you thought it through? Then let's continue?"

"No, don't continue yet. Give us some time."

Huo Yuhao waved his hands repeatedly to stop Chen Junting's actions.

“We need to rearrange our tactics. In addition, Dong’er also needs to go to the Temple of the Sea God to see the High Priest of the Sea God.”

"I?"

Wang Dong'er pointed to her own nose, looking quite surprised.

Chen Junting raised an eyebrow slightly, but remained silent.

“That’s right, we need to see the High Priest of the Sea God. We need to ask him if he really went all out in this sixth trial. If he did, then it will be difficult to last even half an hour, let alone half an hour.”

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Chen Junting remained noncommittal. However, deep down, he undoubtedly leaned towards Huo Yuhao's perspective.

after all…

What do you think a near-demigod level powerhouse is?
A thousand meters in a breath is like child's play.

If they really try to escape, they might not be able to escape at all.

Therefore, Chen Junting put away the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.

"Alright, then you should go and ask the High Priest of the Sea God for clarification. I will try my best to arrange it according to the intensity of your assessment."

Of course, a slight enhancement wouldn't be out of the question.

After obtaining permission from Chen Junting, Wang Dong'er sought out Chen Juntao, the Sea God Douluo. There was no need to enter the Sea God's Temple; she had barely stepped onto the steps when Chen Juntao personally came out.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao and the others are also working hard to recover, so that they can go all out in the next game.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Junting turned and left.

Huo Yuhao and the others were puzzled by what they saw.

Before they could even ask, Chen Junting's voice drifted over as if carried by the wind, even though he had already left, "I'm just going to buy something, I'll be right back."

Not long after, Wang Dong'er also brought back news:

During the sixth trial, the Sea God Douluo will suppress his strength to half of his original level and will not use his last three soul skills.

Although this is still difficult for them, it is much better than the previously mistaken belief that they were giving it their all.

In that case, it's time to devise specific tactics.

Not long after, Chen Junting leisurely landed back on the arena. "Are you all ready?"

A calm, ethereal voice drifted over, causing Huo Yuhao and the other eleven to become serious, as if they were truly facing the sixth trial. The eleven stood in two lines, but in the very front, in the middle, stood Gu Tianchen.

In addition, each person had a box-like object on their back, which was clearly a flying soul tool.

With just one glance, Chen Junting saw through their plan.

Is this an attempt to escape using spatial abilities and a flying soul tool? The idea is not bad, but just based on this stance and the things they're carrying on their backs, this tactic is far too easy for someone as familiar with them as me to see through.

What happens after they've been exposed?
It's just that the effect is greatly reduced.

What can you do then?

As Chen Junting thought this, he walked up to them. Perhaps it was the atmosphere created by Huo Yuhao and the others, or something else, but compared to before, Chen Junting's face now had less of a smile and more of a serious expression. His solemn gaze swept over their faces without lingering.

"Are you ready?"

This time, it seemed they were serious. The same simple question came from Chen Junting's mouth, and everyone immediately felt the air thicken, their hearts heavy, the immense pressure making it hard to breathe. Compared to the first time, he seemed even more serious. Just then, Huo Yuhao, who acted as the brains among the eleven, nodded and said, "Brother Junting, let's go."

"Well."

With a flick of his wrist, a stick of incense, much taller and larger than usual, landed in Chen Junting's palm.

Clearly, he had just bought this.

"I just asked the shopkeeper, and this incense burns out in exactly half an hour." With that, he pinched the incense between his two fingers and tossed it gently!
"Ding--"

With what sounded like a metallic hum, the incense stick was stuck straight and firmly into the arena, completely still!

Just as he was about to light it, Wu Feng suddenly said, "Swordman, you don't have any fire. Let me help you." Before Chen Junting could agree, she opened her mouth and spat out a terrifying burst of flames that enveloped the incense stick stuck in the ground.

Unexpectedly, halfway there, a breeze suddenly swept by. The moment this breeze touched Wu Feng's dragon flames, it sliced ​​through the menacing flames.

One to the left, one to the right; the right one missed, and the left one…

It grazed the incense stick perfectly, allowing the dragon flame to ignite it smoothly, causing a wisp of smoke to rise gently.

Upon seeing this, Wu Feng's expression changed slightly.

Just then, Chen Junting glanced at her. His gaze, which seemed to say "I'm going to teach her a lesson," made her shiver and give an awkward yet dignified smile.

"Don't get any funny ideas. Besides, half an hour is half an hour. It's not like the incense burns out all at once and half an hour is gone. Don't try to bury your head in the sand like that."

"Also, your delaying tactics aren't very clever."

It turned out that Huo Yuhao's first soul ring had already been activated silently, so before Chen Junting finished speaking, his invisible sword pressure had already swept towards the eleven people like a tide!

However, this sword pressure was not a deliberately released soul force pressure, but rather a substantial sense of oppression originating from Chen Junting itself, formed by a sword intent that had been tempered and refined over a thousand trials.

The air seemed to freeze, every inch of space filled with fine, invisible sword energy, cutting their skin and assaulting their minds.

"Do it!"

Beibei roared first, and the mark of the Holy Dragon of Light on her forehead suddenly lit up. A ten-thousand-year soul ring shone, and thick golden lightning transformed into a divine dragon, heading straight for Chen Junting.

At the same time, brilliant red flames erupted from Ma Xiaotao's body, and a high-pitched phoenix cry resounded through the sky. A huge phantom of a fiery phoenix spread its wings behind her, carrying waves of scorching fire, distorting the air it passed through, and rolling forward.

Wu Feng, who was with her, reacted just as quickly. Her ultimate fire, which leaned more towards pure explosion and destruction, transformed into a crimson dragon-shaped flame that roared out, complementing Ma Xiaotao's phoenix fire. They formed a pincer attack from the left and right, and also enveloped the golden lightning dragon within it.

"Keng——"

A clear, melodious sword cry rang out.

Chen Junting didn't even move a step. With a casual slash of his Seven Kill Sword, a seemingly ordinary silver sword light flashed past. The sword light wasn't particularly vast, but it struck the connection point between the thunder dragon, phoenix fire, and dragon flame with unparalleled precision.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a soft sound of energy annihilation. Bei Bei's golden thunder dragon vanished without a trace, while Ma Xiaotao and Wu Feng's flames were instantly sliced ​​apart by the sword light, turning into sparks and dissipating.

One sword, just one sword.
They easily neutralized the combined attack of three powerful attack-type Soul Masters! And each of them possessed the combat strength of a Title Douluo.

Just as their attack was neutralized, Chen Junting's gaze was completely fixed on the eleven people who had not yet made a move.

This scene caused Chen Junting to frown slightly.

But he didn't think much of it and just swung his sword again!
"Pfft-"

The muffled sound of the sword energy cleaving through the body was exceptionally clear.

A sword aura flashed across the sky, precisely cleaving Huo Yuhao's body in two from bottom to top. At that moment, Huo Yuhao's expression froze, a look of shock and pain creeping into his eyes. He subconsciously reached up and touched his brow.

However, the body, split in two, tilted to either side.

But this sudden scene did not shock Chen Junting. On the contrary, his gaze began to sweep over his surroundings.

"Trapped in an illusion, huh? Not bad."

At this moment, a hint of admiration appeared in Chen Junting's eyes.

Because he was enveloped by Huo Yuhao's illusion technique, and even he didn't realize it at first.

It was only at the moment the sword was swung that he noticed something amiss, which is why Huo Yuhao in the illusion was cleaved in two. Otherwise, he should have either defended or dodged the attack.

Judging from this, his methods have become highly refined.

"Not bad. But it's not enough."

Then, an invisible mental pressure erupted instantly.

Meanwhile, the outside world.

"Walk."

Seeing that the plan was working and Chen Junting was trapped, Huo Yuhao had no intention of making a move. Instead, he shouted and prepared to make a run for it.

In an instant, Gu Tianchen also took action.

"Buzzing—"

In a series of times, a total of ten void gates opened.

Almost simultaneously, He Caitou, who was already prepared, threw out more than a dozen energy storage soul tools, and Dugu Xin also stored his deadly poison in these energy storage soul tools.

Other than that,

"Tianmeng-ge, Hyotei..."

"Old Jin..."

"Crimson Flame Dragon..."

"..."

As long as they had souls, they all summoned their souls and quickly divided them into nine groups. Then, each group of souls received several energy storage soul tools.

Immediately afterwards, Huo Yuhao's third soul skill flashed, simulating the soul tools of these drones and the soul spirits revealed by everyone. Then, nine groups of figures appeared that were exactly the same as Huo Yuhao and his eleven companions, completely indistinguishable from the real thing.

"Proceed according to plan!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the ten groups of people, whose identities were difficult to discern, all vanished into the ten open void gates.

Not long after they left, "whoosh—"

The ethereal illusion that enveloped Chen Jun Pavilion was shattered. He looked at the now empty figure before him and the lingering spatial ripples emanating from the spot, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

But when he noticed ten spatial aftershocks, a look of astonishment flashed across Chen Junting's eyes.

Are you trying to mislead me?

However, it's important to know that this sixth test has regional limitations. He doesn't need to search every single one based on spatial fluctuations; a broad-based investigation is sufficient.

They couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

Because even Huo Yuhao can do that.

In other words, it was just to buy some time.

Even just a little bit would be nice?

(End of this chapter)